| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIMCA | Soft Independent Modeling Of Class Analogy (principal Component Analysis) |
| RFID | Radio-frequency Identification |
| CVL | Copper Vapor Laser |
| HCL | Hollow Cathode Lamp |
| DAVES | Desorption And Vapor Extraction System |
| APRF | Acute Phase Response Factor |
| NACCHO | National Association Of County And City Health Officials |
| PLL | Phase Locked Loop |
| NAPPA | Nucleic Acid Programmable Protein Array |
| EEM | Excitation-emission Matrix |